April fools 2018

April fools 2018

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1 April 2018 at 12:02 #348376
not done it yet
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Any good April Fools to report? Any good pranks?

I rather liked the one that announced that Belgium world cup team were abdicating in favour of an EU team. Said the problem was it might well knock out the Englad team as it would be in the same group.

I thought ‘yep, that should catch out a few dim football supporters’
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1 April 2018 at 12:02 #35153
not done it yet
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@notdoneityet
Seen any good ones or fallen for any?
1 April 2018 at 12:14 #348380
Clive Hartland
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Whats football?

Clive
1 April 2018 at 12:14 #348381
Mike Poole
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Probably an oversight there is no EU football team yet, I am sure the day will come.

Mike
1 April 2018 at 12:16 #348383
daveb
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What's Belgium?

Daveb
1 April 2018 at 12:19 #348384
jimmy b
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What’s Englad?

Jim
1 April 2018 at 12:20 #348385
KWIL
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@kwil
Better still, where is it?
1 April 2018 at 12:42 #348387
Geoff Theasby
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I still like the old Gmail Tap.

Geoff
1 April 2018 at 13:23 #348398
Ian S C
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"Whats England". "Better still where is it"? I thought they were going to close it down next year, I suppose there will be a closing down sale, do you think there will be any bargains?

Ian S C
1 April 2018 at 13:28 #348399
DMB
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@dmb
Nope
1 April 2018 at 14:26 #348404
modeng2000
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Re-opening under new management!
1 April 2018 at 14:35 #348406
Robbo
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Adam put a good one on homeworkshop.org.uk , I suppose he felt he had to make it obvious by signing it "Lirpa Loof"

otherwise there would have been some jumping about.
1 April 2018 at 23:12 #348464
Danny M2Z
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This one has the tourists wondering **LINK**

* Danny M *
2 April 2018 at 06:10 #348468
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@notdoneityet
Noticed this one on u-toob. Had to have a look to see what the spoof was. As expected, the upload date was yesterday.

**LINK**
2 April 2018 at 11:59 #348496
Cornish Jack
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@cornishjack
Sounds promising but has a deleterious effect on spelling!!

rgds

Bill
3 April 2018 at 13:59 #348658
Neil Wyatt
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Not sure if this is one or not!

http://www.fender.com/articles/Gear/parallel-universe-fenders-strat-tele-hybrid/

Neil
3 April 2018 at 15:04 #348669
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According to the news, Ikea made a spoof report on the 1st. Not seen it but newsworthy because it back-fired, apparently.
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